AS 4

She's a furniture restorer.

A man observed the barrister of the criminal who was waiting for the decision of the jury.

I have always assumed that a civil servant carries out instructions, whether he likes them or not.

Construction workers may also colloquially be referred to as "hard hat workers" or "hard hats", as they often wear hardhats for safety.

If there is a problem with your order, call one of our customer service advisors.

"If you were a dustman, you could make a start on that room of yours," retorted her mother./ He worked as a refuse collector before becoming the caretaker at a local school where he stayed for 33 years.

Speaking through an interpreter, the president said the terms of the ceasefire were completely unacceptable.

About 100 sales representatives will pitch the product.

He phoned his stockbroker with instructions to sell portions of his portfolio.

He’s one of the most high-powered men in the capital.

It's fairly menial work, such as washing dishes and cleaning floors.

I received a memo from a junior clerk in accounts.

He is giving up the title of president but will remain chairman and chief executive officer.

Often those people on sick leave would just be left alone with little or no contact from their line manager.

Chris works as a PA to the chief executive officer.

He left the routine checks to one of his subordinates./ a subordinate role

I will pass your complaint on to my superiors.

Those workers are due a total of approximately $500,000 in back pay, according to union officials.

She gets a 15 percent commission on every machine she sells.

The size of the deductions in the first monthly pay slip came as a shock to her.

I like to be left to get on with the job.; He finished his cup of tea and got on with the gardening.

My old headteacher said he would write/give me a glowing (= very good) reference.

Companies are going to have to be more proactive about environmental management.

Candidates must have a working knowledge of standard Windows applications.

As a boss you have to delegate (responsibilities to your staff).; Authority to make financial decisions has been delegated to a special committee.

The job may involve working to some strict deadlines.

Fringe benefits include a company car and free health insurance.

Mark is not in the office today. He broke his leg yesterday, so he's on/he's taken sick leave.

He was off work for three months with no sick pay.

He’s been doing odd jobs this summer to earn a little extra money.

They gave him the sack for being late.

She took voluntary redundancy and a modest payment.; The company has asked for 18 voluntary redundancies from its 90 workers.

He's been jobless for the past six months.; The government are doing nothing to control rising joblessness.

As part of a recent restructuring, Anglian Water decided to outsource some of its operations.; Unions are fighting a plan by the university to outsource all non-academic services.

Students staged a sit-in in the university offices as part of their protest campaign.

This class is intense! They don't even give you a chance to learn the ropes before they throw an exam at you.

I hear that the only reason Johnny got into college was because his dad pulled some strings with the president of the university.

The others had complained that Sarah wasn't pulling her weight.

I'm an artist at heart, so I have no interest in climbing up the corporate ladder.

If they can whack the President, they can whack the President of the Union.

There was a path through the meadow to the village.